Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
The Democrat Convention.

Tie Democratic Return Judges
met in the Opera House last Monday
and organized by electing Jacob
Zeigler President; Geo. r. White, c.
NJ. Heineman and Nicol Allen, Sec.
retaries; and James Ii. Tebay, Geo
Marburger and j. Mckee, a co mmit.
tee to tabulate and count the vote.
The returns were handed in tC
the President, who read them
aloud and then turned them over tC
the committee All the returns ex
cepting that of Washington N, were
on hand, and the committee was in
structed to count it in when it came.
A Committee on Resolutions con
sisting of Geo. II. Graham, K. L.
Black, Ed. Donahue, Samuel Beers
and G. D. Swain was appointed by
the chair These gentlemen retired
and soon after came in with string
of resolutions re-affirming the princi-
Piles of the Chicago platform, endors-
ing Cleveland as President, and John
G. Carlisle as Speaker of the House,
denouncing the Republican party and
the Republican Legislature, praising
the Judges of the Judicial district
and denouncing the Republican con-
vention and press for rejecting upon
them. denouncing gambling in
the necessaries of life, endorsing the
candidates nominated, and nominal
ing Judge McMichael for Supreme
Judge.
The resolutions were read and all
of them were satisfactory to the entire
convention excepting the 9Th which
reads as follows
9Th, That the people of this Judi
cial district have reason for congratu-
lation that the important Office OF
Judge is held by men whose private
characters and judicial honesty and
integrity are above reproach, and it
is a pleasure to know that their judi
cial actions can neither be shaped nor
controlled by whispered Instructions
or public demonstrations, and that
we deplore the action of the Republi.
can party, through its convention and
press, in unjustly rejecting upon the
judicial action of our Courts.
And motion to strike out all oil
the resolution after the word "re-
proach" started q discussion that last
ed over an hour. Mr. Black of Har-
risville, Geo. White and G. M. Heine-
man of Butler and others were in IA
vor of striking out that part OF the
resolution, as a matter of policy, ETC.,
but Geo. H. Graham and other geD'
tlemen whose names we do not know
were in favor of letting it remain,
and of standing on true Democratic
principles, showing their colors, etc.
and they finally carried the day, aud
the Objectionable words remained as
q part of the resolution.
They are simply bid for the
whiskey vote.
W. Fl. Martin, Jacob Ziegler, Geo
Graham, Jas. McMichael, G. d.
Swain and Jos. Vanderlin were nom
mated for Delegates to the State Con
vention, which meets at Allentown
in August. Graham and McMichae
withdrew and the other four were
elected by acclamation.
Frank NJ. Eastman and John M
Roth, Esqrs., were nominated fol
Chairman. Eastman received "a
votes and Roth 10, and then Roth
was elected member of the State
Committee by acclamation.
The tellers the announced the vote
as follows:-
For Sherif-A. P. Stewart, 1144
Thos. Donaghy, 92O; F. G. Buhl
419; D. NJ. Ward, 81.
For Co. Commissioners-John G
Kelly, 1920; j. NJ. Louden, ll43; n
J. Reott, 754; J. E. Miller, GA; j
Lefever, 407;' 7. Morrow, 252
For Auditor-H H. Aderhold, l440
J. L. Hindman. 1860; A. Korn, sos
J. Bulford, 459
For Coroner-T. Kersting, 276
Jas. Gillespie, 172.
For Popular Vote-1536; agains
popular vote, 54S.
Jos. Timmony for Clerk, j. w
Brown for Prothonotary, and G. f
Easily for Treasurer had no opposition
whatever and of course were nomin
ated, and Jacob Keck of Butler fo
Register and Recorder virtually hat
none, and was also nominated.